Dr Larissa Meinicke
Lecturer
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
+61 7 336 53310
Researcher biography
Larissa Meinicke's research interests include mathematical notations and techniques for the formal specification and development of computing systems; probabilistic systems; computer security; abstract algebra and refinement algebra; real-time and fault-tolerant systems.
Dr Meinicke is currently a lecturer in the Division of Systems and Software Engineering Research in the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.
She completed her PhD in the area of Computer Science at the University of Queensland in 2008 under the supervision of Professor Ian Hayes. Since then she has worked as a researcher at the Department of Information Technologies at Åbo Akademi University in Finland, both as a part of Professor Ralph-Johan Back's Formal Methods and Programming research group, and as a member of the European Commission for Information and Communication Technologies project "Deploy".
From 2009 to 2011 Dr Meinicke worked on the ARC Research project "Hidden-state modelling for modular analysis of information flow, protection and risk evaluation" in conjunction with Associate Professor Annabelle McIver and Professor Carroll Morgan at Macquarie University in Sydney. Information about this research may be found at the Specification and Development of Probabilistic Systems page (below).
Publications
Book Chapters
Meinicke, Larissa A. and Hayes, Ian J. (2024). Reasoning about distributive laws in a concurrent refinement algebra. The practice of formal methods: essays in honour of Cliff Jones, part II. (pp. 1-22) edited by Ana Cavalcanti and James Baxter. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-66673-5_1
Colvin, Robert J., Hayes, Ian J., Heiner, Scott, Höfner, Peter, Meinicke, Larissa and Su, Roger C. (2024). Practical rely/guarantee verification of an efficient lock for seL4 on multicore architectures. The practice of formal methods: essays in honour of Cliff Jones, Part I. (pp. 65-87) edited by Ana Cavalcanti and James Baxter. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-66676-6_4
Hayes, Ian J., Jones, Cliff B. and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2023). Specifying and reasoning about shared-variable concurrency. Theories of programming and formal methods. (pp. 110-135) edited by Jonathan P. Bowen, Qin Li and Qiwen Xu. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-40436-8_5
Evangelou-Oost, Naso, Meinicke, Larissa, Bannister, Callum and Hayes, Ian J. (2023). Trace Models of Concurrent Valuation Algebras. Formal Methods and Software Engineering. (pp. 118-136) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-7584-6_8
Journal Articles
Hayes, Ian J., Meinicke, Larissa A., Winter, Kirsten and Colvin, Robert J. (2018). A synchronous program algebra: a basis for reasoning about shared-memory and event-based concurrency. Formal Aspects of Computing, 31 (2), 133-163. doi: 10.1007/s00165-018-0464-4
Colvin, Robert J., Hayes, Ian J. and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2017). Designing a semantic model for a wide-spectrum language with concurrency. Formal Aspects of Computing, 29 (5), 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s00165-017-0416-4
McIver, Annabelle, Meinicke, Larissa and Morgan, Carroll (2015). Hidden-Markov program algebra with iteration. Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, 25 (S02), 320-360. doi: 10.1017/S0960129513000625
Hoang, Thai Son, McIver, Annabelle K., Meinicke, Larissa, Morgan, Carroll C., Sloane, Anthony and Susatyo, Enrico (2014). Abstractions of non-interference security: probabilistic versus possibilistic. Formal Aspects of Computing, 26 (1), 169-194. doi: 10.1007/s00165-012-0237-4
Hayes, Ian J., Dunne, Steve E. and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2013). Linking unifying theories of program refinement. Science of Computer Programming, 78 (11), 2086-2107. doi: 10.1016/j.scico.2012.07.010
Meinicke, Larissa and Solin, Kim (2010). Refinement algebra for probabilistic programs. Formal Aspects of Computing, 22 (1), 3-31. doi: 10.1007/s00165-009-0111-1
Meinicke, Larissa and Hayes, Ian J. (2008). Algebraic reasoning for probabilistic action systems and while-loops. Acta Informatica, 45 (5), 321-382. doi: 10.1007/s00236-008-0073-4
Meinicke, Larissa and Solin, Kim (2008). Refinement Algebra for Probabilistic Programs. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 201 (C), 177-195. doi: 10.1016/j.entcs.2008.02.020
Strooper, Paul and Meinicke, Larissa (2007). Evaluation of a new assesment scheme for a third-year concurrency course. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series, 66, 147-154.
Conference Papers
Hayes, Ian J., Meinicke, Larissa A. and Evangelou-Oost, Naso (2024). Restructuring a concurrent refinement algebra. 21st International Conference, RAMiCS 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, 19-22 August 2024. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-68279-7_9
Meinicke, Larissa A. and Hayes, Ian J. (2023). Using cylindric algebra to support local variables in rely/guarantee concurrency. IEEE/ACM 11th International Conference on Formal Methods in Software Engineering (FormaliSE), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 14-15 May 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/formalise58978.2023.00019
Dongol, Brijesh, Hayes, Ian, Meinicke, Larissa and Struth, Georg (2019). Cylindric Kleene Lattices for Program Construction. MPC: 13th International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction, Porto, Portugal, 7–9 October 2019. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33636-3_8
Hayes, Ian J. and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2019). Developing an Algebra for Rely/Guarantee Concurrency: Design Decisions and Challenges. UTP: 7th International Symposium on Unifying Theories of Programming, Porto, Portugal, 8 October 2019. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-31038-7_9
Wu, Xi, Lu, Yi, Meiring, Patrick A., Hayes, Ian J. and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2018). Type capabilities for object-oriented programming languages. 20th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2018, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 12-16 November 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-02450-5_13
Hayes, Ian J. and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2018). Encoding fairness in a synchronous concurrent program algebra. 22nd International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2018 Held as Part of the Federated Logic Conference, FloC 2018, Oxford, United Kingdom, 15-17 July 2018. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95582-7_13
Krishnan, Padmanabhan, O’Donoghue, Rebecca, Loh, Jerome and Meinicke, Larissa (2017). Evaluating quality of security testing of the JDK. 8th ACM SIGSOFT International Workshop on Automated Software Testing, A-TEST 2017, co-located with the International ESEC/FSE Conference, FSE 2017, Paderborn, Germany, 4-5 September 2017. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3121245.3121246
Hayes, Ian J., Wu, Xi and Meinicke, Larissa A. (2017). Capabilities for Java: Secure access to resources. 15th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2017, Suzhou, People's Republic of China, 27-29 November 2017. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71237-6_4
Hayes, Ian J., Colvin, Robert J., Meinicke, Larissa A., Winter, Kirsten and Velykis, Andrius (2016). An algebra of synchronous atomic steps. 21st International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2016, Limassol, Cyprus, 9-11 November 2016. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-48989-6_22
Epifani, Andrea, Boden, Marie, Meinicke, Larissa, Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen (2015). Designing for visually impaired developers. World Conference of the International Association of Design Research, Brisbane, Australia, 2-5 November 2015. The International Association of Societies of Design Research.
McIver, Annabelle, Morgan, Carroll, Smith, Geoffrey, Espinoza, Barbara and Meinicke, Larissa (2014). Abstract channels and their robust information-leakage ordering. 3rd International Conference on Principles of Security and Trust, POST 2014 - Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2014, Grenoble, France, 5 -13 April 2014. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-54792-8_5
Hayes, Ian J. and Meinicke, Larissa (2014). Invariants, well-founded statements and real-time program algebra. 19th International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2014, Singapore, 12 - 16 May 2014. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-06410-9_23
Dongol, Brijesh, Hayes, Ian J., Meinicke, Larissa and Solin, Kim (2012). Towards an algebra for real-time programs. 13th International Conference on Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science (RAMiCS 2012), Cambridge, United Kingdom, 17 - 20 September 2012. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-33314-9_4
McIver, Annabelle, Meinicke, Larissa and Morgan, Carroll (2012). A kantorovich-monadic powerdomain for information hiding, with probability and nondeterminism. 27th Annual ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science, LICS 2012, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 25 - 28 June 2012. Los Alamitos, CA United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/LICS.2012.56
Katoen, Joost-Pieter, McIver, Annabelle, Meinicke, Larissa and Morgan, Carroll C. (2010). Linear-invariant generation for probabilistic programs: Automated support for proof-based methods. 17th International Static Analysis Symposium (SAS 2010), Perpignan, France, 14-16 September 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-15769-1_24
Hayes, I. J., Dunne, S. E. and Meinicke, L. (2010). Unifying theories of programming that distinguish nontermination and abort. Mathematics of Program Construction [MPC], Québec City, Québec, Canada, 21-23 June, 2010. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-13321-3
McIver, Annabelle, Meinicke, Larissa and Morgan, Carroll (2010). Compositional closure for Bayes Risk in probabilistic noninterference. 37th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming (ICALP 2010), Bordeaux, France, 5-10 July 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-14162-1_19
McIver, Annabelle, Meinicke, Larissa and Morgan, Carroll (2009). Security, probability and nearly fair coins in the cryptographers' café. 2nd World Congress on Formal Methods (FM 2009), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2-6 November 2009. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-05089-3_5
Meinicke, L. and Hayes, I. J. (2008). Probabilistic Choice in Refinement Algebra. 9th International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction [MPC], Marseille, France, 15-18 July 2008. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-70594-9_14
Meinicke, L. A. and Solin, K. (2008). Reactive probabilistic programs and refinement algebra. 10th International Conference on Relational Methods in Computer Science/5th International Workshop on Applications of Kleene Algebra, Frauenworth Germany, 7 - 11 April 2008. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-78913-0_23
Strooper, P. A. and Meinicke, L. (2007). Evaluation of a new assessment scheme for a third-year concurrency course. Ninth Australiasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2007), Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 30 January - 2 February, 2007. New South Wales, Australia: Australian Computer Society, Inc..
Meinicke, L. and Smith, G. (2007). A stepwise development process for reasoning about the reliability of real-time systems. 6th International Conference: IFM 2007 - Integrated Formal Methods, Oxford, U.K., 2-5 July 2007. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-73210-5_23
Meinicke, L. A. and Hayes, I. J. (2006). Continuous action system refinement. 8th International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction (MPC 2006), Kuressaare, Estonia, 3-5 July 2006. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/11783596_19
Meinicke, Larissa and Hayes, Ian J. (2006). Reasoning algebraically about probabilistic loops. 8th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, Macua, PR China, 1-3 November, 2006. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/11901433_21
Thesis
Meinicke, Larissa A. (2008). Transformation rules for probabilistic programs : an algebraic approach. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/151322
Department Technical Reports
Meinicke, Larissa (2007). Probabilistic Action System Trace Semantics. SSE-2007-01. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Meinicke, Larissa and Solin, Kim (2006). Probabilistic Demonic Refinement Algebra. Technical Report SSE-2006-04. Division of Systems and Software Engineering Research, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Meinicke, Larissa and Hayes, Ian J. (2006). Algebraic Reasoning for Probabilistic Action Systems and While-Loops. Technical Report SSE-2006-05. Division of Systems and Software Engineering Research, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Hayes, Ian J. and Meinicke, Larissa (2006). Reasoning Algebraically about Probabilistic Loops. Technical Report SSE-2006-02. Division of Systems and Software Engineering Research, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland.